JOSEPHINE LANGBEHN

Josephine Langbehn is a Nebraska artist engaged in multiple disciplines. She excels as a visual artist and arts educator. Her paintings have been showcased in regional exhibitions across Nebraska and throughout the Midwest: Salina Biennial, Nebraska Artist Biennial, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art Auction, and National Art Education Association Juried Exhibition.

Langbehn earned her BA in Art Education and MA in Secondary Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Recognized as the Nebraska Outstanding Art Educator of the Year by the Nebraska Art Teachers Association in 2015, she has dedicated the past 14 years to teaching in public schools. Now, fully committed to her passion, Langbehn has transitioned into a full-time artist and educator, which gives her more time in her beautiful studio at Hot Shops Art Center creating artwork. Josephine currently resides in Omaha, Nebraska where she now teaches both private, group lessons and workshops in the visual arts to all ages while also exhibiting her artwork.

Artist statement: Mostly using historical photographs as a starting point, I paint portraits of people to piece together stories of past lifetimes and to connect to people in the present. The paintings become an opportunity for dialogue to listen to people’s lived experiences. Taking an image that has been cherished through the years or those discarded and forgotten, I paint the images on a larger scale giving the moment of reminiscence and appreciation for people past and present.